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UPDATE: A medical examiner has confirmed the remains' identity, Jon Schmidt says. Click here for the updated story.
Police in Oregon likely found the remains of the daughter of one member from the Utah-based group The Piano Guys.
Annie Schmidt, the 21-year-old daughter of musician Jon Schmidt, was reported missing on Oct. 19 after she did not return from a hike near the Columbia River Gorge; her car was found near Bonneville Dam.
Jon Schmidt posted on Facebook that search and rescue dogs located human remains at the bottom of a cliff below Munra Point on Friday.
"The area is so far off trail and dense with vegetation that it required [crews] to pretty much crawl uphill to get there," he wrote.
A medical examiner will try to identify the remains next week, according to the post, though Jon Schmidt says the family "can positively identify the clothing and personal items found at the site as belonging to Annie."
Annie Schmidt moved to Portland from Salt Lake City in July and enjoyed hiking. She was last seen by a roommate on Oct. 16. Michelle Schmidt, her mother, flew to Oregon to go on a camping trip with her daughter, but she wasn't able to contact her upon arrival. An expansive multiday search of the area followed.
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